Police have been criticised after issuing an official tweet telling residents to trim their hedges.

Cambridgeshire constabulary sent out the message from their @CambsCops Twitter feed saying: 'Doing a bit of gardening this weekend? Make sure your hedges are neatly trimmed, max 1m at the front and 2m at the back.'

The tweet, which has since been deleted, was branded 'utterly bizarre' by followers.

Bossy tweet: The (since deleted) tweet from Cambridgeshire Police advised on how to trim hedges

Careful! Twitter users were confused by the hedge-trimming directive from the police (file image)